HP EVA Cluster Extension Software Administrator Guide (5697-2445, July 2013)

2 Configuring HP EVA Cluster Extension
After installing HP EVA Cluster Extension, use the configuration tool to define the EVA Cluster
Extension setup configuration. Use Failover Cluster Manager, or cluster commands in the CLI, or
Microsoft Failover Cluster PowerShell Cmdlets to add and configure resources.
NOTE: For a list of supported operating system versions, see the HP SPOCK website: http://
www.hp.com/storage/spock.
Integrating HP EVA Cluster Extension with MSCS
To integrate HP EVA Cluster Extension with MSCS:
1. Define the setup configuration for the EVA Cluster Extension application. For instructions, see
“Configuring HP EVA Cluster Extension” (page 17).
2. Add a Cluster Extension EVA resource. For instructions, see “Adding a Cluster Extension EVA
resource” (page 21).
3. Configure the Cluster Extension EVA resource. For more information, see “Configuring Cluster
Extension EVA resources” (page 23).
4. Add dependencies on the Cluster Extension EVA resource. For instructions, see “Adding
dependencies on a Cluster Extension EVA resource” (page 37).
Configuring HP EVA Cluster Extension
After installation, you must define the setup configuration using the EVA Cluster Extension
configuration tool.
You can configure EVA Cluster Extension with the GUI or the CLI. Use the following instructions
for the GUI. For instructions on performing EVA Cluster Extension configuration tasks with the CLI,
see “Defining HP EVA Cluster Extension configuration information using the CLI” (page 20).
NOTE: If you use the CLI to define the setup configuration, you must use the import and export
features to copy the clxevacfg file to the other nodes in the cluster.
Starting the HP EVA Cluster Extension configuration tool
To start the EVA Cluster Extension configuration tool:
• For Windows Server 2008/2008 R2: Double-click the HP EVA CLX Configuration Tool icon
on the desktop, or select Start→All Programs→Hewlett-Packard→HP EVA CLX Configuration
Tool.
• For Windows Server 2012: Double-click the EVA CLX Configuration Tool icon on the desktop,
or select Start > All Apps > Hewlett-Packard > EVA CLX Configuration Tool.
• For Server Core or Hyper-V Server: Open a command window and enter CLXEVACONFIG
–I.
The HP EVA CLX Configuration Tool window appears.
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